智慧人生篇章 第24期:顺应自然地生活（在线收听）

 　　Living in harmony with nature is so essential to our well-being that it is the first lesson of scripture. The account of creation in the book of Genesis tells of the idyllic Garden of Eden where man lives amid beauty and new life. Rather than be contrary to scientific explanations of the origins of the world, Genesis can be read as a parable about the need for man and woman, God and nature to live together, a communion of balance. That idyll was lost when the serpent tempted Adam, persuading him that he knew best. It was as if the leaves shrivelled, the birds fell silent, and the flowers drooped.